ANCHOR PACKAGING INC. — The thermoformer and film maker in St. Louis named Richard Daniels strategy and information technology vice president.
AUTOMATION PLASTICS CORP. — The injection molder and toolmaker in Aurora, Ohio, named Jeff Ignatowski vice president of sales and marketing.
CMD CORP. — The flexible packaging equipment maker in Appleton, Wis., named Ricardo Abud president, succeeding Steve Sakai who plans to retire in May.
COLORTECH — The manufacturer of color and additive concentrates in Morristown, Tenn., named John Heaton and Steven Skaggs regional sales leaders, and Ron Klein and Jon Wicklund senior sales representatives.
COMBI PACKAGING SYSTEMS LLC — The packaging equipment manufacturer in Canton, Ohio, named Ruben Ortiz manufacturing representative for Mexico.
DECEUNINCK NORTH AMERICA LLC — The manufacturer of systems for windows, doors and outdoor living in Monroe, Ohio, named Dave Pirwitz sales manager of the Western region.
DIRECT RECRUITERS INC. — The recruitment firm in Solon, Ohio, named Adam Swinderman executive recruiter for plastics and flexible packaging.
DUTCHLAND PLASTICS CORP. — The rotational and blow molder in Oostburg, Wis., named Jody Becker vice president of sales and marketing.
ENGEL AUSTRIA GMBH — The maker of injection molding machines in Schwertberg, Austria, named Frank Schuster vice president of its packaging business unit, succeeding Michael Feltes, who is transitioning to Wintec in Changzhou, China, as president of sales and service, with Peter Auinger as sales and service manager in America.
FARSOON TECHNOLOGIES — The industrial grade plastic laser sintering supplier in Hunan, China, named Dirk Simon managing director of Farsoon Europe, its new subsidiary in Germany.
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING ASSOCIATION — The trade group in Annapolis, Md., named David Staker, CEO and president of Plastic Packaging Technologies LLC its new chairman, succeeding Rob Tiede, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Sonoco Products Co.
GELEST INC. — The manufacturer of organosilicon compounds, metal-organic compounds and silicones in Morrisville, Pa., named Jonathan Goff vice president of research and development and senior R&D manager. Youlin Pan, is now also a senior research fellow.
HARVEY BUILDING PRODUCTS — The windows and doors maker in Waltham, Mass., named Nick Longman president and chief operating officer.
KEENE BUILDING PRODUCTS CO. — The Mayfield Heights, Ohio, plastics processor named Mike Griffin division manager of building envelope.
LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES — The polyolefins producer in Houston named Jacinth Smiley chief accounting officer.
MEXICHEM SAB DE CV — The PVC resin and pipe manufacturer in Mexico City named Sameer Bharadwaj president of its compounds business unit and the Fluor business group, succeeding Andrés Múgica who is now president of Fluent Latin America.
PLASTIC SUPPLIERS INC. — The film and sheet manufacturer in Columbus, Ohio, named Brad Bastion vice president of sales and marketing, Christine Schaefer, marketing director, Laura Wallenberg, SQF practioner, Gunther Winnerl, global key account manager and Harvi Basko, information technology director.
PLASTIC TECHNOLOGIES INC. — The packaging design and development firm in Holland, Ohio, named Craig Robinson vice president of business development and innovation.
SHAW DEVELOPMENT LLC — The supplier of fluid-management systems for heavy-duty commercial and military vehicles in Bonita Springs, Fla., named Scott Mackie vice president and general manager of development.
SHIP & SHORE ENVIRONMENTAL INC. — The air pollution capture and control equipment fabricator in Long Beach, Calif., named Mike Pawlowski, senior sales engineering manager, Gunnar Peterson, senior technical sales manager, and Michael Rupp, head of oxidizer and aftermarket sales.
SUMITOMO (SHI) DEMAG PLASTICS MACHINERY GMBH — The all-electric injection molding machinery maker in Schwaig, Germany, named Martin Fischer to its managing board. Fischer will be spearheading its supply chain management and production excellence divisions.
SUSSEX IM INC. — The injection molder in Sussex, Wis., named Kyle Kopp vice president of manufacturing.
US EXTRUDERS INC. — The extruders manufacturer in Westerly, R.I., named Stephen Montalto sales director.
WORLD WIDE PACKAGING LLC — The cosmetic packaging components and plastic tubes provider in Florham Park, N.J., named Gary Myer assistant vice president global packaging engineer.
